UNUSUAL WORDS LXVIII

Can you give a simple definition of these less-frequently-used words?

1. ETUI

2. ENNUI

3. ORACLE

4. SALIENT

5. MULLET

6. NEBULOUS

7. BICAMERAL

8. PEJORATIVE

9. MALLEABLE

10. HARBINGER

11. SURREPTITIOUS

 

Answers:

 

1. ETUI - A small, ornamental case for sewing articles

 

2. ENNUI - Boredom

 

3. ORACLE - A source of wisdom or prophetic predictions

 

4. SALIENT - Most important

 

5. MULLET - Food fish, kind of haircut

 

6. NEBULOUS - Cloudy, indistinct, unclear

 

7. BICAMERAL - Having two legislative chambers, as the U.S. House and Senate

 

8. PEJORATIVE - Disparaging, derogatory

 

9. MALLEABLE - Pliable, easily influenced

 

10. HARBINGER - Portent, person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

 

11. SURREPTITIOUS - Sneaky, secretive